Understand the codes and conventions used in comics (C)
Analyse a comic book cover using the codes & conventions (B)
Starter (10 mins)
Key Words (10 mins)
Add these to your keywords spreadsheet
Stereotypical characters - such as a teacher with an old fashioned mortar board or a bully who is large and rather stupid looking. Frames - illustrations appearing in frames as a reference to the way the stories are displayed inside Movement lines - trace the movement of an object - such as behind a bullet to show it was moving Onomatopoeic words - imitate the sounds they are creating “crash, bang, wallop” Slogan - “The Galaxy’s greatest comic” Lures - words such as win - or free Masthead - The name usually at the top of the page - may appear old fashioned as will have been the same since the comic was created
Information (5 mins)
There are many codes & conventions you would expect to see in a comic. Whenever you write an analysis you should use the codes and conventions of the genre as keywords. You could use words like ‘slogan’ and ‘movement lines’ to discuss what you see on the cover. You might also discuss how it appeals its audience using stereotypical characters and the narrative. The keywords today are the conventions you will see in a comic
Task (35 mins)
Write an analysis of the comic book cover below using as many of the conventions as possible
Media Studies - Comics
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Lesson Objectives
Understand the codes and conventions used in comics (C)
Analyse a comic book cover using the codes & conventions (B)
Starter (10 mins)
Key Words (10 mins)
Add these to your keywords spreadsheetStereotypical characters - such as a teacher with an old fashioned mortar board or a bully who is large and rather stupid looking.
Frames - illustrations appearing in frames as a reference to the way the stories are displayed inside
Movement lines - trace the movement of an object - such as behind a bullet to show it was moving
Onomatopoeic words - imitate the sounds they are creating “crash, bang, wallop”
Slogan - “The Galaxy’s greatest comic”
Lures - words such as win - or free
Masthead - The name usually at the top of the page - may appear old fashioned as will have been the same since the comic was created
Information (5 mins)
There are many codes & conventions you would expect to see in a comic. Whenever you write an analysis you should use the codes and conventions of the genre as keywords. You could use words like ‘slogan’ and ‘movement lines’ to discuss what you see on the cover. You might also discuss how it appeals its audience using stereotypical characters and the narrative. The keywords today are the conventions you will see in a comicTask (35 mins)
Write an analysis of the comic book cover below using as many of the conventions as possible